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Watch President Obama’s Full News Conference on Debt Talks’ Latest Breakdown

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President Obama said in a Friday evening news conference that he will call leaders to the White House for a Saturday morning meeting, shortly after House Speaker John Boehner walked away from debt negotiations.

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Pawlenty on Debt-Ceiling Talks: Political Capital With Al Hunt

July 16 (Bloomberg) — Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty talks with Bloomberg’s Al Hunt about negotiations between lawmakers over raising the U.S. debt limit and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s plan to raise the ceiling.
Bloomberg’s Heidi Przybyla and Julianna Goldman discuss the outlook for the debt-limit talks. Lizzie O’Leary reports on how the government may prioritize payments if the debt-ceiling isn’t raised. Commentators Margaret Carlson and Kate O’Beirne talk about the possibility that a debt agreement won’t be reached and the U.S. will default on its debt. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Till debt do us part: Kofinas LIVE from rioting revolting Athens

The Greek government has voted in favour of a new round of austerity cuts – securing the next multi-billion instalement of cash from the EU and staving off a default. But furious protesters have reacted violently to the vote, with battles between police and demonstrators continuing just meters from Parliament. Scenes from downtown Athens resemble a warzone – as protesters fought with riot squads amid volleys of tear gas. Hundreds of thousands of people nationwide walked off their jobs for a two day strike against the austerity cuts. They say drowning the country in debt at crippling interest rates has failed once – and it’ll fail again. For more on what the vote means for Greece and the EU RT talks to financial journalist Demetri Kofinas.

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Greek debt tragedy: ‘Slow agonizing death of the Euro’

The Greek Prime Minister is facing a crucial confidence vote in parliament. It will determine whether he’ll be able to secure another injection of cash from the EU, and save the country from plunging into deeper crisis. On Monday, EU finance ministers piled further pressure on Greece. They gave Athens two weeks to pass fresh budget cuts and tax increases, conditions that must be met to secure a previously agreed installment of twelve billion euro. MEP William Dartmouth, whose UK Independence Party wants Britain out of the EU, says the uncertainty over the next payment for Greece, is understandable.

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Humes Expects `Some Form of Reprofiling’ of Greek Debt

June 20 (Bloomberg) — Hans Humes, president of Greylock Capital Management, discusses Greece’s debt crisis and the prospects for restructuring its debt.
He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Rudd Predicts `Orderly Restructuring’ of Greek Debt

June 17 (Bloomberg) — Roland Rudd, senior partner at public relations firm Finsbury Ltd., discusses the euro-zone debt crisis.
He talks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”

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Schneider’s Gallo Says Greece Must Not Repudiate Debt

June 16 (Bloomberg) — Stephen Gallo, head of market analysis at Schneider Foreign Exchange, talks about the prospects for Greece repaying its debt.
He speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”

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RBS’s Cailloux Says EU Debt Contagion `Very Much Alive’

June 14 (Bloomberg) — Jacques Cailloux, chief European economist at Royal Bank of Scotland Plc, talks about the outlook for Greek debt after Standard & Poor’s cut the country’s rating to CCC from B, the world’s lowest credit rating.
He speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”

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Mettler Expects Greek Debt Restructuring From September

June 9 (Bloomberg) — Ann Mettler, executive director and co-founder of the Lisbon Council, talks about the outlook for a Greek debt restructuring and for deeper fiscal integration in the euro zone.
She speaks from Vienna with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.”

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Holtz-Eakin Urges Obama to Take Lead on Debt Solution

June 9 (Bloomberg) — Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, and Joseph Minarik, senior vice president and director of research at the Committee for Economic Development, talk about the U.S. debt ceiling and the need for bipartisan cooperation on fiscal policy.
Any U.S. debt default would be very serious and the government should stop playing with fire, said Li Daokui, an adviser to the People’s Bank of China, according to a Reuters report. Holtz-Eakin and Minarik speak with Deirdre Bolton on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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